Fundamental beliefs

The Seventh Day Adventist Fundamental Beliefs
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Fundamental Beliefs
Seventh-day Adventists accept the Bible as their only creed and hold certain
fundamental beliefs to be the teaching of the Holy Scriptures. These beliefs, as
set forth here, constitute the church’s understanding and expression of the
teaching of Scripture. Revision of these statements may be expected at a
General Conference session when the church is led by the Holy Spirit to a fuller
understanding of Bible truth or finds better language in which to express the
teachings of God’s Holy Word.
1. Holy Scriptures:
The Holy Scriptures, Old and New Testaments, are the written Word of God,
given by divine inspiration through holy men of God who spoke and wrote as
they were moved by the Holy Spirit. In this Word, God has committed to man
the knowledge necessary for salvation. The Holy Scriptures are the infallible
revelation of His will. They are the standard of character, the test of experience,
the authoritative revealer of doctrines, and the trustworthy record of God’s acts
in history. (2 Peter 1:20, 21; 2 Tim. 3:16, 17; Ps. 119:105; Prov. 30:5, 6; Isa.
8:20; John 17:17; 1 Thess. 2:13; Heb. 4:12.)
2. Trinity:
There is one God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, a unity of three co-eternal
Persons. God is immortal, all-powerful, all-knowing, above all, and ever present.
He is infinite and beyond human comprehension, yet known through His self-
revelation. He is forever worthy of worship, adoration, and service by the whole
creation. (Deut. 6:4; Matt. 28:19; 2 Cor. 13:14; Eph. 4:4-6; 1 Peter 1:2; 1
Tim. 1:17; Rev. 14:7.)
3. Father:
God the eternal Father is the Creator, Source, Sustainer, and Sovereign of all
creation. He is just and holy, merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and
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in the Son and the Holy Spirit are also revelations of the Father. (Gen. 1:1; Rev.
4:11; 1 Cor. 15:28; John 3:16; 1 John 4:8; 1 Tim. 1:17; Ex. 34:6, 7; John
14:9.)
4. Son:
God the eternal Son became incarnate in Jesus Christ. Through Him all things
were created, the character of God is revealed, the salvation of humanity is
accomplished, and the world is judged. Forever truly God, He became also truly
man, Jesus the Christ. He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the
virgin Mary. He lived and experienced temptation as a human being, but
perfectly exemplified the righteousness and love of God. By His miracles He
manifested God’s power and was attested as God’s promised Messiah. He
suffered and died voluntarily on the cross for our sins and in our place, was
raised from the dead, and ascended to minister in the heavenly sanctuary in our
behalf. He will come again in glory for the final deliverance of His people and
the restoration of all things. (John 1:1-3, 14; Col. 1:15-19; John 10:30; 14:9;
Rom. 6:23; 2 Cor. 5:17-19; John 5:22; Luke 1:35; Phil. 2:5-11; Heb. 2:9-18; 1
Cor. 15:3, 4; Heb. 8:1, 2; John 14:1-3.)
5. Holy Spirit:
God the eternal Spirit was active with the Father and the Son in Creation,
incarnation, and redemption. He inspired the writers of Scripture. He filled
Christ’s life with power. He draws and convicts human beings; and those who
respond He renews and transforms into the image of God. Sent by the Father
and the Son to be always with His children, He extends spiritual gifts to the
church, empowers it to bear witness to Christ, and in harmony with the
Scriptures leads it into all truth. (Gen. 1:1, 2; Luke 1:35; 4:18; Acts 10:38; 2
Peter 1:21; 2 Cor. 3:18; Eph. 4:11, 12; Acts 1:8; John 14:16-18, 26; 15:26,
27; 16:7-13.)
6. Creation:
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of His creative activity. In six days the Lord made “the heaven and the earth”
and all living things upon the earth, and rested on the seventh day of that first
week. Thus He established the Sabbath as a perpetual memorial of His
completed creative work. The first man and woman were made in the image of
God as the crowning work of Creation, given dominion over the world, and
charged with responsibility to care for it. When the world was finished it was
“very good,” declaring the glory of God. (Gen. 1; 2; Ex. 20:8-11; Ps. 19:1-6;
33:6, 9; 104; Heb. 11:3.)
7. Nature of Man:
Man and woman were made in the image of God with individuality, the power
and freedom to think and to do. Though created free beings, each is an
indivisible unity of body, mind, and spirit, dependent upon God for life and
breath and all else. When our first parents disobeyed God, they denied their
dependence upon Him and fell from their high position under God. The image of
God in them was marred and they became subject to death. Their descendants
share this fallen nature and its consequences. They are born with weaknesses
and tendencies to evil. But God in Christ reconciled the world to Himself and by
His Spirit restores in penitent mortals the image of their Maker. Created for the
glory of God, they are called to love Him and one another, and to care for their
environment. (Gen. 1:26-28; 2:7; Ps. 8:4-8; Acts 17:24-28; Gen. 3; Ps. 51:5;
Rom. 5:12-17; 2 Cor. 5:19, 20; Ps. 51:10; 1 John 4:7, 8, 11, 20; Gen. 2:15.)
8. Great Controversy:
All humanity is now involved in a great controversy between Christ and Satan
regarding the character of God, His law, and His sovereignty over the universe.
This conflict originated in heaven when a created being, endowed with freedom
of choice, in self-exaltation became Satan, God’s adversary, and led into
rebellion a portion of the angels. He introduced the spirit of rebellion into this
world when he led Adam and Eve into sin. This human sin resulted in the
distortion of the image of God in humanity, the disordering of the created world,
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the whole creation, this world became the arena of the universal conflict, out of
which the God of love will ultimately be vindicated. To assist His people in this
controversy, Christ sends the Holy Spirit and the loyal angels to guide, protect,
and sustain them in the way of salvation. (Rev. 12:4-9; Isa. 14:12-14; Eze.
28:12-18; Gen. 3; Rom. 1:19-32; 5:12-21; 8:19-22; Gen. 6-8; 2 Peter 3:6; 1
Cor. 4:9; Heb. 1:14.)
9. Life, Death, and Resurrection of Christ:
In Christ’s life of perfect obedience to God’s will, His suffering, death, and
resurrection, God provided the only means of atonement for human sin, so that
those who by faith accept this atonement may have eternal life, and the whole
creation may better understand the infinite and holy love of the Creator. This
perfect atonement vindicates the righteousness of God’s law and the
graciousness of His character; for it both condemns our sin and provides for our
forgiveness. The death of Christ is substitutionary and expiatory, reconciling
and transforming. The resurrection of Christ proclaims God’s triumph over the
forces of evil, and for those who accept the atonement assures their final
victory over sin and death. It declares the Lordship of Jesus Christ, before
whom every knee in heaven and on earth will bow. (John 3:16; Isa. 53; 1 Peter
2:21, 22; 1 Cor. 15:3, 4, 20-22; 2 Cor. 5:14, 15, 19-21; Rom. 1:4; 3:25; 4:25;
8:3, 4; 1 John 2:2; 4:10; Col. 2:15; Phil. 2:6-11.)
10. Experience of Salvation:
In infinite love and mercy God made Christ, who knew no sin, to be sin for us,
so that in Him we might be made the righteousness of God. Led by the Holy
Spirit we sense our need, acknowledge our sinfulness, repent of our
transgressions, and exercise faith in Jesus as Lord and Christ, as Substitute and
Example. This faith which receives salvation comes through the divine power of
the Word and is the gift of God’s grace. Through Christ we are justified, adopted
as God’s sons and daughters, and delivered from the lordship of sin. Through
the Spirit we are born again and sanctified; the Spirit renews our minds, writes
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Abiding in Him we become partakers of the divine nature and have the
assurance of salvation now and in the judgment. (2 Cor. 5:17-21; John 3:16;
Gal. 1:4; 4:4-7; Titus 3:3-7; John 16:8; Gal. 3:13, 14; 1 Peter 2:21, 22; Rom.
10:17; Luke 17:5; Mark 9:23, 24; Eph. 2:5-10; Rom. 3:21-26; Col. 1:13, 14;
Rom. 8:14-17; Gal. 3:26; John 3:3-8; 1 Peter 1:23; Rom. 12:2; Heb. 8:7-12;
Eze. 36:25-27; 2 Peter 1:3, 4; Rom. 8:1-4; 5:6-10.)
11. Growing in Christ:
By His death on the cross Jesus triumphed over the forces of evil. He who
subjugated the demonic spirits during His earthly ministry has broken their
power and made certain their ultimate doom. Jesus’ victory gives us victory
over the evil forces that still seek to control us, as we walk with Him in peace,
joy, and assurance of His love. Now the Holy Spirit dwells within us and
empowers us. Continually committed to Jesus as our Saviour and Lord, we are
set free from the burden of our past deeds. No longer do we live in the
darkness, fear of evil powers, ignorance, and meaninglessness of our former
way of life. In this new freedom in Jesus, we are called to grow into the likeness
of His character, communing with Him daily in prayer, feeding on His Word,
meditating on it and on His providence, singing His praises, gathering together
for worship, and participating in the mission of the Church. As we give ourselves
in loving service to those around us and in witnessing to His salvation, His
constant presence with us through the Spirit transforms every moment and
every task into a spiritual experience. (Ps 1:1, 2; 23:4; 77:11, 12; Col 1:13,
14; 2:6, 14, 15; Luke 10:17-20; Eph 5:19, 20; 6:12-18; 1 Thess 5:23; 2 Peter
2:9; 3:18; 2 Cor. 3:17, 18; Phil 3:7-14; 1 Thess 5:16-18; Matt 20:25-28; John
20:21; Gal 5:22-25; Rom 8:38, 39; 1 John 4:4; Heb 10:25.)
12. Church:
The church is the community of believers who confess Jesus Christ as Lord and
Saviour. In continuity with the people of God in Old Testament times, we are
called out from the world; and we join together for worship, for fellowship, for
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all mankind, and for the worldwide proclamation of the gospel. The church
derives its authority from Christ, who is the incarnate Word, and from the
Scriptures, which are the written Word. The church is God’s family; adopted by
Him as children, its members live on the basis of the new covenant. The church
is the body of Christ, a community of faith of which Christ Himself is the Head.
The church is the bride for whom Christ died that He might sanctify and cleanse
her. At His return in triumph, He will present her to Himself a glorious church,
the faithful of all the ages, the purchase of His blood, not having spot or
wrinkle, but holy and without blemish. (Gen. 12:3; Acts 7:38; Eph. 4:11-15;
3:8-11; Matt. 28:19, 20; 16:13-20; 18:18; Eph. 2:19-22; 1:22, 23; 5:23-27;
Col. 1:17, 18.)
13. Remnant and Its Mission:
The universal church is composed of all who truly believe in Christ, but in the
last days, a time of widespread apostasy, a remnant has been called out to
keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. This remnant
announces the arrival of the judgment hour, proclaims salvation through Christ,
and heralds the approach of His second advent. This proclamation is symbolized
by the three angels of Revelation 14; it coincides with the work of judgment in
heaven and results in a work of repentance and reform on earth. Every believer
is called to have a personal part in this worldwide witness. (Rev. 12:17; 14:6-
12; 18:1-4; 2 Cor. 5:10; Jude 3, 14; 1 Peter 1:16-19; 2 Peter 3:10-14; Rev.
21:1-14.)
14. Unity in the Body of Christ:
The church is one body with many members, called from every nation, kindred,
tongue, and people. In Christ we are a new creation; distinctions of race,
culture, learning, and nationality, and differences between high and low, rich
and poor, male and female, must not be divisive among us. We are all equal in
Christ, who by one Spirit has bonded us into one fellowship with Him and with
one another; we are to serve and be served without partiality or reservation.
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and hope, and reach out in one witness to all. This unity has its source in the
oneness of the triune God, who has adopted us as His children. (Rom. 12:4, 5;
1 Cor. 12:12-14; Matt. 28:19, 20; Ps. 133:1; 2 Cor. 5:16, 17; Acts 17:26, 27;
Gal. 3:27, 29; Col. 3:10-15; Eph. 4:14-16; 4:1-6; John 17:20-23.)
15. Baptism:
By baptism we confess our faith in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ,
and testify of our death to sin and of our purpose to walk in newness of life.
Thus we acknowledge Christ as Lord and Saviour, become His people, and are
received as members by His church. Baptism is a symbol of our union with
Christ, the forgiveness of our sins, and our reception of the Holy Spirit. It is by
immersion in water and is contingent on an affirmation of faith in Jesus and
evidence of repentance of sin. It follows instruction in the Holy Scriptures and
acceptance of their teachings. (Rom. 6:1-6; Col. 2:12, 13; Acts 16:30-33;
22:16; 2:38; Matt. 28:19, 20.)
16. Lord’s Supper:
The Lord’s Supper is a participation in the emblems of the body and blood of
Jesus as an expression of faith in Him, our Lord and Saviour. In this experience
of communion Christ is present to meet and strengthen His people. As we
partake, we joyfully proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes again. Preparation
for the Supper includes self-examination, repentance, and confession. The
Master ordained the service of foot washing to signify renewed cleansing, to
express a willingness to serve one another in Christlike humility, and to unite
our hearts in love. The communion service is open to all believing Christians. (1
Cor. 10:16, 17; 11:23-30; Matt. 26:17-30; Rev. 3:20; John 6:48-63; 13:1-17.)
17. Spiritual Gifts and Ministries:
God bestows upon all members of His church in every age spiritual gifts which
each member is to employ in loving ministry for the common good of the church
and of humanity. Given by the agency of the Holy Spirit, who apportions to each
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church to fulfill its divinely ordained functions. According to the Scriptures,
these gifts include such ministries as faith, healing, prophecy, proclamation,
teaching, administration, reconciliation, compassion, and self-sacrificing service
and charity for the help and encouragement of people. Some members are
called of God and endowed by the Spirit for functions recognized by the church
in pastoral, evangelistic, apostolic, and teaching ministries particularly needed
to equip the members for service, to build up the church to spiritual maturity,
and to foster unity of the faith and knowledge of God. When members employ
these spiritual gifts as faithful stewards of God’s varied grace, the church is
protected from the destructive influence of false doctrine, grows with a growth
that is from God, and is built up in faith and love. (Rom. 12:4-8; 1 Cor. 12:9-
11, 27, 28; Eph. 4:8, 11-16; Acts 6:1-7; 1 Tim. 3:1-13; 1 Peter 4:10, 11.)
18. The Gift of Prophecy:
One of the gifts of the Holy Spirit is prophecy. This gift is an identifying mark of
the remnant church and was manifested in the ministry of Ellen. G. White . As
the Lord’s messenger, her writings are a continuing and authoritative source of
truth which provide for the church comfort, guidance, instruction, and
correction. They also make clear that the Bible is the standard by which all
teaching and experience must be tested. (Joel 2:28, 29; Acts 2:14-21; Heb.
1:1-3; Rev. 12:17; 19:10.)
19. Law of God:
The great principles of God’s law are embodied in the Ten Commandments and
exemplified in the life of Christ. They express God’s love, will, and purposes
concerning human conduct and relationships and are binding upon all people in
every age. These precepts are the basis of God’s covenant with His people and
the standard in God’s judgment. Through the agency of the Holy Spirit they
point out sin and awaken a sense of need for a Saviour. Salvation is all of grace
and not of works, but its fruitage is obedience to the Commandments. This
obedience develops Christian character and results in a sense of well-being. It is
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obedience of faith demonstrates the power of Christ to transform lives, and
therefore strengthens Christian witness. (Ex. 20:1-17; Ps. 40:7, 8; Matt. 22:36-
40; Deut. 28:1-14; Matt. 5:17-20; Heb. 8:8-10; John 15:7-10; Eph. 2:8-10; 1
John 5:3; Rom. 8:3, 4; Ps. 19:7-14.)
20. Sabbath:
The beneficent Creator, after the six days of Creation, rested on the seventh
day and instituted the Sabbath for all people as a memorial of Creation. The
fourth commandment of God’s unchangeable law requires the observance of
this seventh-day Sabbath as the day of rest, worship, and ministry in harmony
with the teaching and practice of Jesus, the Lord of the Sabbath. The Sabbath is
a day of delightful communion with God and one another. It is a symbol of our
redemption in Christ, a sign of our sanctification, a token of our allegiance, and
a foretaste of our eternal future in God’s kingdom. The Sabbath is God’s
perpetual sign of His eternal covenant between Him and His people. Joyful
observance of this holy time from evening to evening, sunset to sunset, is a
celebration of God’s creative and redemptive acts. (Gen. 2:1-3; Ex. 20:8-11;
Luke 4:16; Isa. 56:5, 6; 58:13, 14; Matt. 12:1-12; Ex. 31:13-17; Eze. 20:12,
20; Deut. 5:12-15; Heb. 4:1-11; Lev. 23:32; Mark 1:32.)
21. Stewardship:
We are God’s stewards, entrusted by Him with time and opportunities, abilities
and possessions, and the blessings of the earth and its resources. We are
responsible to Him for their proper use. We acknowledge God’s ownership by
faithful service to Him and our fellow men, and by returning tithes and giving
offerings for the proclamation of His gospel and the support and growth of His
church. Stewardship is a privilege given to us by God for nurture in love and the
victory over selfishness and covetousness. The steward rejoices in the blessings
that come to others as a result of his faithfulness. (Gen. 1:26-28; 2:15; 1
Chron. 29:14; Haggai 1:3-11; Mal. 3:8-12; 1 Cor. 9:9-14; Matt. 23:23; 2 Cor.
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22. Christian Behavior:
We are called to be a godly people who think, feel, and act in harmony with the
principles of heaven. For the Spirit to recreate in us the character of our Lord
we involve ourselves only in those things which will produce Christlike purity,
health, and joy in our lives. This means that our amusement and entertainment
should meet the highest standards of Christian taste and beauty. While
recognizing cultural differences, our dress is to be simple, modest, and neat,
befitting those whose true beauty does not consist of outward adornment but in
the imperishable ornament of a gentle and quiet spirit. It also means that
because our bodies are the temples of the Holy Spirit, we are to care for them
intelligently. Along with adequate exercise and rest, we are to adopt the most
healthful diet possible and abstain from the unclean foods identified in the
Scriptures. Since alcoholic beverages, tobacco, and the irresponsible use of
drugs and narcotics are harmful to our bodies, we are to abstain from them as
well. Instead, we are to engage in whatever brings our thoughts and bodies into
the discipline of Christ, who desires our wholesomeness, joy, and goodness.
(Rom. 12:1, 2; 1 John 2:6; Eph. 5:1-21; Phil. 4:8; 2 Cor. 10:5; 6:14-7:1; 1
Peter 3:1-4; 1 Cor. 6:19, 20; 10:31; Lev. 11:1-47; 3 John 2.)
23. Marriage and the Family:
Marriage was divinely established in Eden and affirmed by Jesus to be a lifelong
union between a man and a woman in loving companionship. For the Christian a
marriage commitment is to God as well as to the spouse, and should be entered
into only between partners who share a common faith. Mutual love, honor,
respect, and responsibility are the fabric of this relationship, which is to reflect
the love, sanctity, closeness, and permanence of the relationship between
Christ and His church. Regarding divorce, Jesus taught that the person who
divorces a spouse, except for fornication, and marries another, commits
adultery. Although some family relationships may fall short of the ideal,
marriage partners who fully commit themselves to each other in Christ may
achieve loving unity through the guidance of the Spirit and the nurture of the
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other toward complete maturity. Parents are to bring up their children to love
and obey the Lord. By their example and their words they are to teach them
that Christ is a loving disciplinarian, ever tender and caring, who wants them to
become members of His body, the family of God. Increasing family closeness is
one of the earmarks of the final gospel message. (Gen. 2:18-25; Matt. 19:3-9;
John 2:1-11; 2 Cor. 6:14; Eph. 5:21-33; Matt. 5:31, 32; Mark 10:11, 12; Luke
16:18; 1 Cor. 7:10, 11; Ex. 20:12; Eph. 6:1-4; Deut. 6:5-9; Prov. 22:6; Mal.
4:5, 6.)
24. Christ’s Ministry in the Heavenly Sanctuary:
There is a sanctuary in heaven, the true tabernacle which the Lord set up and
not man. In it Christ ministers on our behalf, making available to believers the
benefits of His atoning sacrifice offered once for all on the cross. He was
inaugurated as our great High Priest and began His intercessory ministry at the
time of His ascension. In 1844, at the end of the prophetic period of 2300 days,
He entered the second and last phase of His atoning ministry. It is a work of
investigative judgment which is part of the ultimate disposition of all sin,
typified by the cleansing of the ancient Hebrew sanctuary on the Day of
Atonement. In that typical service the sanctuary was cleansed with the blood of
animal sacrifices, but the heavenly things are purified with the perfect sacrifice
of the blood of Jesus. The investigative judgment reveals to heavenly
intelligences who among the dead are asleep in Christ and therefore, in Him,
are deemed worthy to have part in the first resurrection. It also makes manifest
who among the living are abiding in Christ, keeping the commandments of God
and the faith of Jesus, and in Him, therefore, are ready for translation into His
everlasting kingdom. This judgment vindicates the justice of God in saving
those who believe in Jesus. It declares that those who have remained loyal to
God shall receive the kingdom. The completion of this ministry of Christ will
mark the close of human probation before the Second Advent. (Heb. 8:1-5;
4:14-16; 9:11-28; 10:19-22; 1:3; 2:16, 17; Dan. 7:9-27; 8:13, 14; 9:24-27;
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25. Second Coming of Christ:
The second coming of Christ is the blessed hope of the church, the grand climax
of the gospel. The Saviour’s coming will be literal, personal, visible, and
worldwide. When He returns, the righteous dead will be resurrected, and
together with the righteous living will be glorified and taken to heaven, but the
unrighteous will die. The almost complete fulfillment of most lines of prophecy,
together with the present condition of the world, indicates that Christ’s coming
is imminent. The time of that event has not been revealed, and we are
therefore exhorted to be ready at all times. (Titus 2:13; Heb. 9:28; John 14:1-
3; Acts 1:9-11; Matt. 24:14; Rev. 1:7; Matt. 24:43, 44; 1 Thess. 4:13-18; 1
Cor. 15:51-54; 2 Thess. 1:7-10; 2:8; Rev. 14:14-20; 19:11-21; Matt. 24; Mark
13; Luke 21; 2 Tim. 3:1-5; 1 Thess. 5:1-6.)
26. Death and Resurrection:
The wages of sin is death. But God, who alone is immortal, will grant eternal life
to His redeemed. Until that day death is an unconscious state for all people.
When Christ, who is our life, appears, the resurrected righteous and the living
righteous will be glorified and caught up to meet their Lord. The second
resurrection, the resurrection of the unrighteous, will take place a thousand
years later. (Rom. 6:23; 1 Tim. 6:15, 16; Eccl. 9:5, 6; Ps. 146:3, 4; John
11:11-14; Col. 3:4; 1 Cor. 15:51-54; 1 Thess. 4:13-17; John 5:28, 29; Rev.
20:1-10.)
27. Millennium and the End of Sin:
The millennium is the thousand-year reign of Christ with His saints in heaven
between the first and second resurrections. During this time the wicked dead
will be judged; the earth will be utterly desolate, without living human
inhabitants, but occupied by Satan and his angels. At its close Christ with His
saints and the Holy City will descend from heaven to earth. The unrighteous
dead will then be resurrected, and with Satan and his angels will surround the
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will thus be freed of sin and sinners forever. (Rev. 20; 1 Cor. 6:2, 3; Jer. 4:23-
26; Rev. 21:1-5; Mal. 4:1; Eze. 28:18, 19.)
28. New Earth:
On the new earth, in which righteousness dwells, God will provide an eternal
home for the redeemed and a perfect environment for everlasting life, love, joy,
and learning in His presence. For here God Himself will dwell with His people,
and suffering and death will have passed away. The great controversy will be
ended, and sin will be no more. All things, animate and inanimate, will declare
that God is love; and He shall reign forever. Amen. (2 Peter 3:13; Isa. 35;
65:17-25; Matt. 5:5; Rev. 21:1-7; 22:1-5; 11:15.) Seventh-day Adventists
accept the Bible as their only creed and hold certain fundamental beliefs to be
the teaching of the Holy Scriptures. These beliefs, as set forth here, constitute
the church’s understanding and expression of the teaching of Scripture.
Revision of these statements may be expected at a General Conference session
when the church is led by the Holy Spirit to a fuller understanding of Bible truth
or finds better language in which to express the teachings of God’s Holy Word.

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